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US Ambassador to UN ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Russia-Iran Military Cooperation


FILE - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council, April 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters.
FILE - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council, April 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Friday she is “gravely concerned by the growing military cooperation” between Russia and Iran because it enables “Russia’s prosecution of its brutal war against Ukraine.”

Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement, the recent release of information by the United States documenting how Iran has provided Russia with hundreds of one-way, attack unmanned aerial vehicles and UAV production equipment, has enabled Russia to use the UAVs “in recent weeks to strike Kyiv, destroy Ukranian infrastructure, and kill and terrorize Ukrainians civilians.”

She said Russia and Iran’s actions violate U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231, “which prohibits all countries – including permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – from transferring these types of weapons from Iran.”

Many countries, including Ukraine and the United States, have reported these violations to the Security Council and have also provided supporting material and analysis, according to Thomas-Greenfield.

“There is an urgent need for the secretary-general to respond to calls from the international community to investigate these violations,” she said. “Doing so could save lives.”

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